%0 Journal Article %T Model Equations of Shape Memory Effect - Nitinol %A Daniel Amariei %A Ion Vela %A Gilbert-Rainer Gillich %A C£¿lin Octavian Miclo£¿in£¿ %J Analele Universit£¿£¿ii Eftimie Murgu Re£¿i£¿a. Fascicula de Inginerie %D 2010 %I Eftimie Murgu University of Resita %X Even it has been already confirmed that SMA¡¯s have high potential for robotic actuators, actuators included in space robotics, underwater robotics, robotics for logistics, safety, as well as ¡°green robotics¡± (robotics for the environment, energy conservation, sustainable development or agriculture), the number of applications of SMA-based actuators is still quite small, especially in applications in which their large strains, high specific work output and structural integration potential are useful,. The paper presents a formulated mathematical model calculated for binary SMA (Ni-Ti), helpful to estimate the stress distribution along with the transformation ratio of a SMA active element. %K shape memory %K modeling %K actuation %K thermo mechanical transfer %K Nitinol %U http://anale-ing.uem.ro/2010/A_1.pdf